story: Harry is a boy with a learning disability. On his fourth birthday, he was given a pug called Millie. Two weeks after the dog's arrival, he was happier and calmer and said his first words, "dog" and "mummy". Just two months later, thieves stole the dog, and now the heartbroken little boy is back to where he started. He has refused to talk since losing his best friend. His mother was worried and gave him another dog, but he just "pushed it away". Mrs Hainsworth, his mother, says, "My son is very sad. He'll go over to her cage and just beat on the bars. There is no word coming out, but you just know he's screaming 'Where is Millie' inside. Millie was really his best friend. They would play together happily for hours. None of his toys has ever held his attention that long. Now he has just completely turned quiet again. "Harry suffers from a condition which affects his ability to speak and move. But the dog's being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had. Mrs Hainsworth says, "My son was so happy when he saw Millie. Being with Millie changed him, and within two weeks he had said his first words and was working on saying 'dad'. Just last week, his teachers and I were saying how much Millie had helped him. And now this!" Mrs Hainsworth is considering buying another pug in the hope that her son will accept it. Maureen Hennis of the charity, Pets as Therapy, says she has seen many cases of dogs helping people with speech problems. "People may talk to a dog when they wouldn't like to talk to another human," she says. "A dog doesn't care if words come out wrong."
questions: when did the boy first talk?
questions: how old was he?
questions: and what did he say?
questions: and?
questions: What was the boys name?
questions: Who was his best friend?
questions: Was this a boy?
questions: what happened to the dog?
questions: What did the mom do?
questions: Did he love it?
questions: what did he do to it?
questions: who is his mother?
questions: how does she describe her son's feelings about millie?
questions: does he continue to speak?
questions: Does he have any medical issues?
questions: do any of his toys help?
questions: has he had therapy?
questions: what kinds?
questions: have they done more than the dog?
questions: how long has he been in them?
answers: Two weeks after the dog's arrival
answers: Two weeks after the dog's arrival, he was happier and calmer and said his first words,
answers: four
answers: On his fourth birthday,
answers: "dog"
answers: "dog"
answers: "mummy"
answers: said his first words, "dog" and "mummy"
answers: Harry
answers: Harry is a boy with a learning disability
answers: Millie
answers: he was given a pug called Millie
answers: unknown
answers: unknown
answers: thieves stole the dog
answers: Just two months later, thieves stole the dog,
answers: gave him another dog,
answers: His mother was worried and gave him another dog,
answers: no
answers: but he just "pushed it away".
answers: "pushed it away"
answers: but he just "pushed it away"
answers: Mrs Hainsworth
answers: Mrs Hainsworth, his mother, says
answers: My son is very sad
answers: My son is very sad
answers: no
answers: He has refused to talk since losing his best friend
answers: a condition which affects his ability to speak and move.
answers: Harry suffers from a condition which affects his ability to speak and move.
answers: no
answers: None of his toys has ever held his attention that long.
answers: yes
answers: But the dog's being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had.
answers: speech therapy and physiotherapy
answers: speech therapy and physiotherapy
answers: no
answers: But the dog's being with him achieved more in days than months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had
answers: months
answers:  months of speech therapy and physiotherapy had